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Pips answers — Tuesday, August 19, 2025

The finished Easy, Medium and Hard boards for this day, with every region rule satisfied.

Easy #4

Easy

blue (=6): 6 | purple: 4 | green: 1 | amber (=5): 5 | orange (=): 2 · 2 | slate: 3 | teal (=0): 0

Medium #5

Medium

blue: 1 | purple (>3): 4 | green (=): 3 · 3 · 3 · 3 | amber (=3): 1 · 1 · 1 | orange: 0 | slate (=2): 2 | teal (=6): 6

Hard #6

Hard

blue (≠): 4 · 5 · 6 | purple (=0): 0 · 0 | green (=): 1 · 1 · 1 · 1 · 1 · 1 | amber (=2): 2 | orange (=7): 3 · 4 | slate (=3): 3 | teal (=5): 5 | pink (=4): 4 | lime (=6): 6

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue6 — Be exactly 61
PurpleTake any value it likes1
GreenTake any value it likes1
Amber5 — Be exactly 51
Orange= — Show the same number on every cell2
SlateTake any value it likes1
Teal0 — Be exactly 01

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
BlueTake any value it likes1
Purple>3 — Be more than 31
Green= — Show the same number on every cell4
Amber3 — Add up to exactly 33
OrangeTake any value it likes1
Slate2 — Be exactly 21
Teal6 — Be exactly 61

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue — Have no two cells showing the same number3
Purple0 — Add up to exactly 02
Green= — Show the same number on every cell6
Amber2 — Be exactly 21
Orange7 — Add up to exactly 72
Slate3 — Be exactly 31
Teal5 — Be exactly 51
Pink4 — Be exactly 41
Lime6 — Be exactly 61
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